Advance Exchange of Operational Information on
Antarctic Activities
for the 2006–2007 season
United States Antarctic Program
Office of Polar Programs
National Science Foundation
Advance Exchange of Operational Information on Antarctic
Activities
for 2006/2007 Season
Country:
UNITED STATES
Date Submitted: October 2006
SECTION 1
SHIP OPERATIONS
Commercial charter ODEN
Nov. 2006 Depart Gothenburg, Sweden
Dec. 25, 2006 arrive ice edge
Assist in breaking channel and escort of TERN and Tanker
~Jan. 25, 2007 Depart 60S in route to Sweden
U.S. Coast Guard Breaker POLAR SEA
Nov. 2006 Depart Seattle
Jan 1, 2007 arrive ice edge
Assist in breaking channel and escort of TERN and Tanker
~Feb 15, 2007 Depart 60S in route to Seattle
M/V AMERICAN TERN
Jan. 25-27, 2007 Port Call Lyttleton, NZ
Feb 3, 2007 Arrive Ice edge, McMurdo Sound
Feb. 5-12, 2007 At ice pier, McMurdo Sound
Feb 13, 2007 Depart McMurdo
Feb 20-22, 2007 Port Call Lyttleton, NZ
T-5 Tanker, (One of five possible vessels. Specific name of vessel to be
determined)
Jan. 21, 2007 Arrive Ice Edge, McMurdo Sound
Jan. 23-26, 2007 At Ice Pier, McMurdo. Re-fuel Station
Jan. 27, 2007 Depart McMurdo
R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD
For detailed and updated schedule, log on to:
http://www.polar.org/science/marine/sched_history/lmg/lmgsched.pdf
R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER
For detailed and updated schedule, log on to:
http://www.polar.org/science/marine/sched_history/nbp/nbpsched.pdf
SECTION 2
AIR OPERATIONS
Information on planned air operations (see attached sheets)
SECTION 3
STATIONS
a) New stations or refuges not previously notified: NONE
b) Stations closed or refuges abandoned and not previously notified: NONE
LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES AFFECTING OTHER NATIONS
a) McMurdo airstrip will be used by Italian and New Zealand C-130s and Italian
Twin Otters
b) McMurdo Heliport will be used by New Zealand and Italian helicopters
c) Extensive air, sea and land logistic cooperative support with New Zealand
d) Twin Otters and Basler to pass through Rothera (UK) upon arrival and departure
from Antarctica
e) Italian Twin Otter will likely pass through South Pole and McMurdo.
f) The USAP and Antarctica New Zealand (ANZ) along with the U.K., Italy and
Germany will operate the ANDRILL scientific drilling program.
g) South Pole will support IceCube, an international collaboration including the
US, Germany, and Sweden.
h) Swedish icebreaker ODEN will carry a team of U.S., Swedish and Chilean
scientists from Punta Arenas to McMurdo.
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
MAJOR FIELD ACTIVITIES
• Field camps:
Lake Bonney Camp (77°42’S,162°27’E)
Lake Hoare (76°38’S, 162°57’E)
Lake Fryxell (77°36’S, 163°07’E)
F6 Camp (77°21’S, 163°09’E)
New Harbor Camp (77°34'S, 163°31’E
Marble Point Camp (77°25’S, 163°41’S)
Black Island Camp (78°08’S,166°09’E)
Lower Erebus Hut Camp (77°30’S, 167°10’E)
Cape Crozier Camp (77°30’S, 169°40’E)
Cape Royds Camp (77°33’S, 166°08’E)
Sea Ice (Multiple Locations)
Ross Island (Multiple locations)
Siple Dome (81° 30'S, 146°00'W)
Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Camp (-79° 28'S, -112° 52'W)
Copacabana, King George Island (62°10’S, 58°28’W)
Cape Shirreff Field Station, Livingston Island (62°28’S, 60°47’W)
SECTION 6
OTHER ANTARCTIC ACTIVITIES
(a)
Governmental: (grantees, ICDS, RPSC) Persons will work with other
contracting parties as follows:
Helen Fricker I-277-E (+2 )
Tony Travouillone A-442-E (+1)
Robert Blanchette B-038-E (+1)
C. Stearns O-202-M/P (+1)
Joseph Warren B-320-E (+3)
Daniel Costa B-232-E (+1)
Kenneth Griffin T-927-M (+8)
Wayne Trivelpiece B-040-E (+4)
William Stepp A-145-M (+24)
Ron Naveen B-086-E (+4)
David Hofmann 0-257-S (+7)
Robert Kemerait G-078-M (+4)
Amery Ice Shelf with Austrailian Antarctic
Division
Dome C with Italian Antarctic Program
Peninsula Region with BAS
French IPEV, British BAS Multiple AWS Sites
NOAA
NOAA at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island
NASA
NOAA
NASA
Petermann Island transits via M/S Orlova &
Polar Star & M/S Endeavour
NASA
USAF
(b) Non-governmental:
o
MV Rotterdam
Holland America Line
2 cruises with approx. 1,000 passengers each
December 2006 to January 2007
Total number: max. 2,000 passengers
(Cruising only, no landings)
http://www.hollandamerica.com
o
MV Andrea
Elegant Cruises and Tours
9 cruises with approx. 80 passengers each
December 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 720 passengers
http://www.elegantcruises.com
o
MV Clipper Adventurer
Clipper Cruise Line
6 cruises with approx.110 passengers each
November 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 660 passengers
http://www.clippercruise.com
o
MV Crystal Symphony
Crystal Cruises
1 cruise with approx. 975 passengers
January 2007 to February 2007
Total number: max. 975 passengers
http://www.crystalcruises.com
o
MV National Geographic
8 cruises with approx. 138 passengers each
November 2006 to March 2007
Total number: max. 1104 passengers
http://www.expeditions.com
Endeavor
Lindblad Expeditions
o
MV Explore II
Abercrombie & Kent
10 cruises with approx. 175 passengers each
November 2006 to March 2007
Total number: max. 1,750 passengers
http://www.abercrombiekent.com
o
MV Kapitan Khlebnikov
Quark Expeditions
4 cruises with approx. 100 passengers each
November 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 400 passengers
o
MV Professor Molchanov
Quark Expeditions
10 cruises with approx. 40 passengers each
November 2006 to March 2007
Total number: max. 400 passengers
o
MV Professor Multanovskiy
Quark Expeditions
11 cruises with approx. 45 passengers each
November 2006 to March 2007
Total number: max. 495 passengers
o
MV Lyubov Orlova
Quark Expeditions
12 cruises with approx. 80 passengers each
November 2006 to March 2007
Total number: max. 960 passengers
http://www.Quarkexpeditions.com
o
MV Akademik Shokalskiy
Quark Expeditions
10 cruises with approx. 35 passengers each
November 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 350 passengers
http://www.Quarkexpeditions.com
o
MV Marco Polo
Orient Lines
7 cruises with approx. 550 passengers each
December 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 3,850 passengers
http://www.orientlines.com
o MV Corinthian II
Travel Dynamics
o
MV Discovery
Discovery World Cruises, Ltd.
6 cruises with approx. 100 passengers each
December 2006to February 2007
Total number: max. 600 passengers
http://www.TravelDynamicsInternational.com
4 cruises with approx. 550 passengers
December 2006 to February 2007
Total number: max. 2,200
http://www.discoveryworldcruises.com/wb2/
SECTION 7
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
National Operator:
National Science Foundation
United States Antarctic Program (USAP)
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22230
USA
Telephone +01-703-292-8030
Facsimile +01-703-292-9081
Emergency Contacts
Karl Erb
Office Telephone
E-mail Address
+01-703-292-8030
[email protected]
Erick Chiang
Office Telephone
E-mail Address
+01-703-292-8032
[email protected]
Operations duty officer (24 hr)
Telephone
+01-703-819-0283
STATIONS
Commercial
Telephone
Name
McMurdo
(summer)
(winter)
(24hr/365)
Facsimile
E-mail
+01-720-568-1010
+01-720-568-1012
+01-720-568-1000
Palmer
+01-720-568-2775/6 +01-720-568-7868 [email protected]
+01-720-568-1092 [email protected]
+01-720-568-1092 [email protected]
Amundson-Scott
+01-720-568-2803
South Pole
+881 676 312 608 (Iridium)
[email protected]
SECTION 7
(continued)
SHIPS
Name
Inmarsat
Telephone
Nathaniel B. Palmer
xxx-336-661-012 xxx-336-661-014
[email protected]
Laurence M. Gould
xxx-336-862-421 xxx-336-862-424
[email protected]
Polar Sea
xxx-336-787-820
Facsimile
E-mail
[email protected]
NOTES:
1. INMARSAT Area Codes xxx: Atlantic Ocean - 871 (East)/874 (West)
Pacific Ocean – 872;Indian Ocean – 873
Single number access code (SNAC) - 800
Information on Air Operations
(Section 2)
INFORMATION ON PLANNED AIR OPERATIONS IN ANTARCTICA FOR
2006/7 SEASON
CONTACT INFORMATION - AIR OPERATIONS
Part A
Country
Address for correspondence
National Science Foundation
Office of Polar Programs
Room 755
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22230
USA
Operations/Logistics
Contact Officers
Position
Karl Erb
Director, Office of Polar
Programs
Tel: +01-703-292-8030
Fax: +01-703-292-9081
Head, Polar Research
Support Section
Tel: +01-703-292-8032
Fax: +01-703-292-9080
Erick Chiang
Office Telephone/Fax
E-mail
Part B
•
X
Please tick [ 4 ] appropriate box
No, it is not intended to conduct air operations in Antarctica during the forthcoming summer season.
Yes, it is intended to conduct air operations in Antarctica during the forthcoming summer season for which
the following information sheets are attached:
(*delete as appropriate)
Sheet 1
Intercontinental Operations
Yes
Sheet 2
Continental Operations
Yes
Sheet 3
Ship Based Operations
Yes
Sheet 4
Other Airborne Operations (Balloons)
Yes
Sheet 5
Aircraft Description
Yes
Part C
Station
Primary Air Information McMurdo Station
Stations
2005/6 SEASON
Lat/Long
77-52S 166-11E
INMARSAT Nos
None. Station is accessable via
regular telephone at 01-720-5681000.
Siple Dome Camp
81.6747S 149.0568 W
Accessed via McMurdo Station
telephone patch
WAIS Divide Camp
79.468S 112.086W
Accessed via McMurdo Station
telephone patch
South Pole Station
Secondary Air
Information Stations
90.0 S 0.0W
Accessed via McMurdo Station
telephone patch
Siple Dome
81-30S 146W
Accessed via McMurdo Station
telephone patch
Odell Glacier will be
decommissioned
during the 2006-2007
season
76-66S 159-95E
Accessed via McMurdo Station
telephone patch
2006/07 SEASON
PART 1
INTER-CONTINENTAL FLIGHTS
Route
ChristchurchMcMurdoChristchurch
ChristchurchMcMurdoChristchurch
ChristchurchMcMurdoChristchurch
ChristchurchMcMurdoChristchurch
No. of
Flights
Flight Level or Altitude
(ft/m)
Approximate Date or
Period of Flight(s)
No. and Type of Aircraft
per Flight
49
Up to 45,000/13720
3 Oct’06– 24 Feb’07
One C-17
60*
Up to 29,000/8841
19 Oct’05 – 24 Feb 07**
Six to Seven LC-130s
3
Up to 29,000/8841
31 Oct ’06;
9 Nov ’06; and 13 Nov
‘06
1 Lockheed L-100 via
SAFAIR (USAP mission)
14
Up to 29,000/8841
20 Nov – 20 Dec 05
C-130H (wheeled)
RNZAF
*Approximately 3 flights per week
**Exclusive of 22-28 Dec 06
Note: Intercontinental flights are shared with the Italian and New Zealand Antarctic programs. See
their submissions for flight data pertaining to their aircraft.
PART 2
INTRA-CONTINENTAL FLIGHTS
Route
No. of
Flights
Flight Level or
Altitude (ft/m)
McMurdo Station TO
WAIS Divide LOCATION:
79.468S/112.086W
Elevation 5,230ft
Fm. McM: 885 nmi
24
McMurdo station TO
AGO sites (6 sites
in/around polar plateau)
Elevation: 6,100 –
11,700ft
Fm. McM: 500-1,100mi
McMurdo station TO
Siple Dome
LOCATION: 81-40S/14903W
Elevation: 2,415FT
Fm. McM: 540mi
McMurdo station TO
South Pole
LOCATION: 90S
Elevation: 9,342Ft
2006/2007 Season
No. and Type of Aircraft per
Flight
20,000-25,000 / 7622
Approximate Date
or Period of
Flight(s)
27 Oct – 07 Feb06
8
Up to 15,000f t/ 4573
29 Dec – 07 Feb07
any of 2 Twin Otter aircraft or 1
Basler
8
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
25 Oct – 29 Jan07
Any of 7 LCs; 2 Twin Otters,
and/or 1 Basler.
372
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
23 Oct ,06 – 19
Feb07
Any of 7 LCs; 2 Twin Otters,
and/or 1 Basler.
Any of 7 LCs; 2 Twin Otters,
and/or 1 Basler.
Route
Fm. McM: 725mi
McMurdo station TO
Fosdick Mountains
LOCATION: 76.33S
145.13W Elevation:
4,921FT
Fm. McM: 633 nmi
McMurdo station TO
Long Duration Balloon
payload drop point
LOCATION:
U n k n o wn a t t h i s
time
Elevation: Unknown this
time
Fm. McM: 300 – 700mi
(est.)
McMurdo Station to
Grosvenor Mountains
LOCATION: 85.55S
174E
Elevation: 8,087 FT
Fm. McM: 463 nm
McMurdo Station to
Taylor Dome
LOCATION: 77.79S
158.79E
Elevation: 7,424 FT
Fm. McMurdo: 100 nm
McMurdo Station to
ITASE Winterover Site
LOCATION: 82.77S
138.45E
Elevation: 8,160 Ft.
From McMurdo: 365 nm
In/Around McMurdo
station (Local helicopter
operations)
Fm. McM: 1 – 150mi
radius
No. of
Flights
Flight Level or
Altitude (ft/m)
Approximate Date
or Period of
Flight(s)
No. and Type of Aircraft per
Flight
17
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
01- Nov,06 – 29
Jan07
Any; 2 Twin Otters, and/or 1
Basler.
2
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
03 Jan – 15 Ja07
Any of 7 LCs; 2 Twin Otters,
and/or 1 Basler.
13
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
8 Dec – 22Jan 07
Any of 7 LCs’ 2 Twin Otters
and/or 1 Basler
10
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
25 Oct – 15 Dec 07
Any of 7 LCs’ 2 Twin Otters
and/or 1 Basler
2
20,000 – 25,000ft /
7622
13 Jan – 27 Jan 07
Any of 7 LCs’ 2 Twin Otters
and/or 1 Basler
350400
500 – 10,000ft / 3048
6 Oct,06 – 12 Feb07
two AS-350B Helicopters
two Bell 212 Helicopters
HELICOPTER OPERATIONS
Sites in/around McMurdo Station
2006/07 SEASON {9 Oct’06 – 16 Feb’07}
Location
Adelie Cove
Arena Valley
ARIANNA at Minna Bluff
Asgard Range
B15J
Battleship Promontory
Beacon Valley
Beaufort Is (ASPA 105)
Big Razorback Is
Black Is
Blood Falls
Bonney Riegel
Bratina Is
Brown Pen
Bull Pass
Canada Gl (ASPA 131)
Catspaw Gl
Commonwealth Gl
Commonwealth Stream
Cones
Cp Bird (ASPA 116)
Cp Chocolate
Cp Crozier (ASPA 124)
Cp Lankester
Cp Reynolds
Cp Roberts
Cp Royds (ASPA 121)
Cp Royds (ASPA 157)
Cp Selborne
Cp Spencer
Cp Spencer (AWS)
Darwin Gl Camp
Delta Stream
Depot Is
Depot Nunatak
Dewitt area
Don Juan Pond
Dunlop Is
Explorers Cove
F6
Fang Gl
Ferrell
Fishtail Pt
Garwood Valley
Latitude
-74.7682
-77.8596
-78.7500
-77.6406
-76.4904
-76.9178
-77.8040
-76.9306
-77.6808
-78.1274
-77.7212
-77.7272
-78.0115
-78.1318
-77.5177
-77.6161
-77.6946
-77.5504
-77.5833
-77.5346
-77.2214
-77.9012
-77.4617
-79.2473
-75.4690
-77.0342
-77.5317
-77.5518
-80.4305
-77.9671
-77.9710
-79.7856
-77.6333
-76.7000
-77.7500
-76.9500
-77.5646
-77.2349
-77.5780
-77.6085
-77.4616
-77.9235
-78.9273
-78.0267
Longitude
163.9804
160.9437
165.0000
161.6265
167.2117
161.0321
160.7101
166.9722
166.5035
166.1500
162.2718
162.3148
165.5502
165.3849
161.8547
163.0481
161.5975
163.2380
163.5000
167.0855
166.4282
164.5028
169.1903
160.3543
162.4533
163.1707
166.2356
166.1706
160.6219
167.5350
167.1600
157.8842
163.1167
162.9667
160.0400
160.2600
161.1786
163.4975
163.5212
163.2550
167.2717
170.8180
162.5644
164.2947
Granite Harbor
Herbie Alley
Hjorth Hill
Howard Gl
Hughes Gl
Hutton Cliffs
Inexpressible Is
Kennar Valley
Kukri Hills
Laurie II
Lewis Bay (ASPA 156)
Linda
Lk Bonney
Lk Brownworth
Lk Fryxell
Lk Hoare
Lk Joyce
Lk Vanda
Lk Vida
Low Miers Valley
Marble Pt
McMurdo
Meeley (AWS)
Miers Valley
Minna Bluff
Mt Aurora
Mt Bird
Mt Brooke
Mt Coates
Mt Discovery
Mt Erebus
Mt Fleming
Mt Newall
Mt Terror
Mt Voslips
Mt. Fleming area
Mullock GL(AWS)
New Harbor
Nussbaum Riegel
Odell Gl
Olympus Range
Pegasus
Pk 1882
Ross Ice Shelf
Round Mt
Scott Base
Scott Coast
Stonehenge
Table Mt
Taylor Gl
Taylor Valley
-77.0114
-78.0907
-77.5161
-77.6712
-77.7357
-77.7330
-74.9100
-77.7740
-77.8333
-77.5490
-77.4425
-78.4640
-77.7246
-77.4336
-77.6063
-77.6238
-77.7205
-77.5271
-77.3773
-78.0987
-77.4137
-77.8500
-78.5200
-78.0987
-78.5540
-78.2326
-77.2575
-76.8300
-77.7860
-78.3667
-77.5255
-77.5334
-77.5049
-77.5133
-77.6886
-77.5334
-78.9170
-77.5780
-77.6752
-76.6300
-77.4810
-77.9528
-77.6545
-78.5000
-77.6667
-77.8489
-76.5000
-77.5000
-77.9552
-77.7404
-77.6712
162.8562
166.6837
163.6205
163.0765
162.4639
166.8500
163.6946
160.3559
161.7333
170.8170
167.5575
168.3820
162.3152
162.7056
163.1238
162.9053
161.6139
161.6755
161.7927
163.7965
163.6792
166.6700
170.2000
163.7965
166.6910
166.3685
166.8591
159.9005
161.9704
165.0167
167.1373
160.2727
162.6221
168.5713
162.9815
160.2727
159.0000
163.5212
162.7564
160.0500
161.2430
166.5035
162.5431
172.0000
160.9167
166.7719
162.5000
165.2000
162.0348
162.1304
163.0765
Taylor/McMurdo Dome
Terra Nova Bay
The Pyramid
Tripp Is
Victoria Valley
White Is
Whitlock
Windless Bight (AWS)
Wright Valley
-77.8000
-74.6936
-78.3333
-76.6333
-77.3301
-78.1897
-76.1440
-77.7210
-77.5528
158.7333
164.1117
163.4500
162.7000
162.5326
167.4962
168.3920
167.7036
161.3073
TWIN OTTER/BASLER OPERATIONS
Sites in/around McMurdo Station
2006/07 SEASON
Site
AE1
AE2
AFLT
AGO1 (cache)
AGO1
AGO2 (cache)
AGO2
AGO3
AGO4
AGO5
AGO6
Allan Hills (cache)
Allan Hills
ANITA/TIGER
B
Back of Endurance cliffs/Mt.
Summerson
Bates Nunatak
Beardmore Gl (cache)
Beardmore Gl
Beaufort Is
BFLT
BFLT010
BFLT090
BFLT140
BFLT190
BFLT320
Brianna
Byrd Camp (cache)
Byrd Camp
Byrd Glacier (lower)
Byrd Glacier (upper)
Cambrian Bluff
Casey
CIR1
Clark Mtns
Cp Archer
Cp Hallett (cache)
Latitude
78.3S
77.5S
83.96S
83.83S
83.85S
85.66S
85.67S
82.75S
81.99S
77.25S
69.51S
76.66S
76.68S
71.75S
80.02S
82.75S
Longitude
118.00W
98.00W
167.69W
129.56E
129.59E
46.43W
45.62W
28.58E
96.78E
123.50E
129.99E
159.60E
159.91E
58.75E
119.53W
155.00E
80.25S
84.00S
84.00S
76.93S
82.53S
83.59S
84.07S
84.19S
83.91S
83.45S
83.89S
80.08S
80.03S
80.13S
80.42S
82.38S
66.28S
83.03S
77.34S
76.85S
72.44S
153.58E
171.29E
164.50E
166.94E
166.00W
164.40W
158.98W
152.04W
147.92W
138.09W
134.15W
119.53W
119.61W
162.00E
157.50E
160.91E
110.53E
172.22W
141.87W
162.82E
169.94E
Site
Cp Hallett
Cp Lankester
Cp Reynolds
Cp Selbourne (cache)
Cp Selbourne
Cp Washington
Cp Wilson
D090
Darwin Gl Camp
Davis
Davis Knoll
Davis Nuns
Deverall Is
DF05
Dome C
Doug
Drygalski Ice Tongue
E010
EF05
Elaine
EWM4
Ford Range
Fosdick Mtns
G001
G002
G003
G004
G005
G006
G009
G010
G011
G018
G019
G037
Gargoyle Ridge
Gerard Bluffs
Gill
Graphite Pk
Grosvenor Mountains
GS20
GS21
GS22
GS23
GS24
GS25
Latitude
72.32S
79.25S
75.47S
80.43S
80.40S
74.65S
82.25S
80.96S
79.79S
68.58S
82.17S
85.30S
81.47S
80.50S
75.10S
82.32S
75.40S
80.13S
80.19S
83.13S
77.53S
77.22S
76.33S
80.92S
80.87S
80.83S
80.78S
80.74S
80.68S
80.98S
80.91S
80.85S
80.13S
80.14S
80.53S
82.42S
83.58S
79.99S
85.05S
85.55S
80.19S
80.13S
80.12S
80.12S
80.16S
80.09S
Longitude
170.21E
160.36E
162.45E
160.62E
160.75E
165.42E
163.50E
144.50W
157.88E
77.98E
155.00E
166.60E
161.90E
151.03W
123.39E
113.24W
163.50E
147.19W
150.91W
174.16E
86.15W
142.74W
145.13W
144.38W
144.24W
144.09W
143.91W
143.75W
143.50W
144.16W
144.72W
143.79W
147.52W
147.83W
144.11W
159.83E
157.00E
178.61W
172.76E
174E
146.38W
146.99W
146.78W
146.58W
146.58W
146.58W
Site
GS26
GS27
GS36
H
Harry
Henry
Hercules Dome
Horlick Mountains
Horney Bluff 1
Horney Bluff 2
Inland Kamb Ice Stream
ITASE Winterover Site
Kamb Ice Stream
LaPaz Icefields
Larkman Nun
Lettau
Leverett Gl
Lewis Ice Cliff Tongue
Lonewolf Nun
Lonewolf Nunataks
MacAlpine Hills
Marilyn
Mario Zucchelli Station
Mawson
McMurdo Station
Megadunes
Midpoint C
Miller Range
Mt Ester
Mt Madison
Mt Moulton
Mt Rainbow
Mt Takahe
Mt Tuatara
Nascent Gl
Nico
No Name 1
No Name 2
No Name 3
No Name 4
Noel
North MacKay Icefield
Odell Gl (cache)
Odell Gl
Patriot Hills
Pensacola Mtns
Latitude
80.17S
80.09S
80.58S
77.00S
83.00S
89.01S
86.50S
85.38S
80.20S
80.12S
81.95S
82.77S
82.37S
86.33S
85.77S
82.52S
85.49S
84.25S
81.33S
81.42S
84.27S
79.95S
74.69S
67.60S
77.85S
80.78S
75.54S
83.30S
82.30S
80.42S
76.05S
80.75S
76.15S
80.53S
78.12S
89.00S
80.42S
80.33S
82.38S
83.13S
79.33S
76.60S
76.63S
76.66S
80.27S
83.75S
Longitude
146.99W
146.99W
148.54W
78.30W
121.39W
1.02W
107.92W
121.00W
159.16E
160.17E
135.00W
138.45E
136.40W
70.00W
179.38E
174.45W
149.72W
163.50E
152.83E
153.00E
159.92E
165.13E
164.12E
62.88E
166.67E
124.50E
145.82E
155.70E
155.00E
159.83E
134.69W
156.00E
112.37W
158.25E
178.72W
90.04E
156.75E
157.83E
157.08E
155.83E
111.07W
157.75E
160.05E
159.95E
81.27W
55.00W
Site
PH
Pine Is
Ramsever Gl
RBC1
RCD1
Reedy Gl
Rockefeller Mtns
Roosevelt Is
Rothera
Round Mt
Rundle Peaks
S015
S017
SB
Schwerdtfeger
Scott Gl (SOAR)
SD
SDM1
Seismic Center
Shackelton Range
Shackleton Icefalls
Siple Dome
Site 3 (ITASE)
Site 5 (ITASE)
Site H (S-176)
Site J (S-176)
Site K (S-178)
Site L (S-178)
Skaar Ridge
Sky Blu
SOAR Site 1
SOAR Site 1 (OLD)
South Lashly
South Pole
Storm Pk
SW Pecora Icefields
Swithinbank
TAMSEIS Camp
Taylor Dome
The Landing
The Pyramid
Theresa
Theron Mtns
TI1
TI2
TI3
Latitude
80.33S
77.57S
80.50S
83.69S
81.82S
85.63S
78.29S
79.35S
67.57S
77.67S
80.68S
80.91S
80.78S
75.85S
79.90S
85.82S
81.65S
81.62S
80.25S
80.80S
85.13S
81.67S
78.12S
76.98S
81.95S
81.93S
81.90S
81.77S
84.83S
74.85S
79.32S
82.33S
78.25S
90.00S
84.57S
85.85S
81.20S
81.65S
77.79S
78.33S
78.33S
84.60S
79.08S
74.08S
71.87S
72.53S
Longitude
81.41W
95.93W
156.25E
150.58W
135.75W
132.02W
155.21W
160.32W
68.13W
160.92E
157.16E
144.06W
143.61W
71.56W
169.97E
151.13W
149.06W
148.87W
140.63E
25.40W
164.00E
149.01W
95.65W
88.82W
138.23W
131.66W
128.45W
125.43W
162.90E
71.56W
132.93W
163.72E
158.85E
139.27E
163.85E
71.40W
126.17W
122.58E
158.79E
161.46E
163.45E
115.81W
28.25W
105.28W
100.91W
93.03W
Site
Turret Nunatak
Up-Kamb Ice Stream
Upper Marsh Icefield
Vostok
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W7
W8
W9
WAIS Divide
Westhaven Nun
WGN
Yancey Glacier
Latitude
82.42S
82.43S
84.97S
78.47S
87.37S
85.63S
81.55S
82.60S
80.33S
79.62S
75.33S
82.58S
79.47S
79.85S
77.13S
80.25S
Longitude
158.00E
135.80W
157.35E
106.82E
149.50W
68.70W
28.50W
52.50W
81.41W
91.23W
72.50W
104.50W
112.08W
154.23E
115.21W
158.50E
PART 3
SHIP-BASED OPERATIONS 2006/07 SEASON
Route
No. of
Flights
Flight Level or
Altitude (ft/m)
Approximate Date or
Period of Flight(s)
No. and Type of
Aircraft per Flight
There will be no ship-based air operations during the 2006-07 season.
PART 4
OTHER AIRBORNE OPERATIONS (e.g. balloons, rockets, etc.)
2006/07 SEASON
Route
No. of
Flights
Possible balloon
circumnavigation
of the South
Pole
8 flights total [ 5
pathfinders + 3
Data flights].
Three large
Data balloon
flights (29-39
million cubic ft.);
5 small
pathfinder
balloons
(181,000 cubic
ft.)
Flight Level
or Altitude
(ft/m)
130,000 ft.
Approximate Date or
Period of Flight(s)
December 5 through
January 25. Large
balloons launched ~
mid-Dec; aloft 10-30
days.
No. and Type of
Aircraft per Flight
1 balloon each flight,
polyethylene, zeropressure balloons
PART 5
Full Name
of Aircraft
F/R
W/S
Herc or LC
[a]
F
[b]
S
8
Flight Level or
Altitude (ft/m)
[c]
Up to 29,000/8841
AS350B2
A-Star or
Squirrel
R
skids
2
Bell 212
Huey
R
skids
Twin Otter
F
Basler
Globemaster
III
LC-130
Hercules
DHC-6
Basler
DC-3T
C-17
Short
Name
No. of
Aircraft
AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION 2006/07 SEASON
Pax
Capacity
Radio
Equipment
Navigation
Equipment
60
S/U/V/H
INS/GPS/Doppler
14,000/4,268
5
S/U/V/H
GPS
2
12,000/3,658
9
S/U/V/H
S
3
18,000/5,488
18
F
S
1
14,500/4,300
F
W
1
45,000/13,720
[a]
Fixed (F) or rotary (R)
[b]
Wheeled (W) or ski (S) Equipped
[c]
Refer to Notes under Section 2
[d]
For helicopters, also indicate maximum range over water (in brackets)
S=Satellite; U=UHF; V=VHF; H=HF;
•
Aux Fuel Tanks
Max
Range
Miles/km
2,500/4025
Type of
Fuel
Used
JP-8
SAR
Equipment
JP-5/8
Yes
GPS
325/523
200[350]/
322[564] *
JP-5/8
Yes
S/V/H
INS/GPS/Doppler
700/1127
JP-8
Yes
18
S/U/V/H
INS/GPS/Doppler
1100/1771
2478/3989*
JP-8
Yes
102
S/U/V/H
INS/GPS/Doppler
5000/8050
JP-8
Yes
Yes